Poll: Afghanistan is next Vietnam

Support for the war in Afghanistan has tumbled to an all-time low — and most Americans say the conflict is turning into another Vietnam, according to a new poll.

Ten years into the war, just 34 percent say they are in favor of it and a whopping 63 percent say they oppose American involvement, a CNN/ORC International Poll released Friday found. And over half — 58 percent — told pollsters the war has turned into a situation like the U.S. faced in the Vietnam War.

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Slightly less, or 39 percent, disagree and say they wouldn’t characterize Afghanistan as another Vietnam.

Still, most Americans say it was not a mistake to send troops to Afghanistan. Only 41 percent of those polled think it was an error to send military forces into the country, while 57 percent say it they support the initial decision.

The previous all-time low of support for the war was at 35 percent in December 2010. The 63 percent who oppose the war matches the all-time high, which was also hit in the Dec. 2010 poll.

U.S. forces invaded Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, and most troops are set to withdraw by the end of 2014.

The poll was conducted from Oct. 14-16 and polled 1,007 adults. The sampling error is plus or minus three percentage points.